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Rui Zhao is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, University at Albany, SUNY. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Minnesota (2001) and prior degrees from Renmin University of China (M.A. 1995, B.S. 1992). Her academic career spans roles as Lecturer (2001), Assistant Professor (2002–2008), and Associate Professor (2009–present), alongside a Visiting Associate Professorship at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland (2011–2013).
- Education: Ph.D. in Economics (University of Minnesota, 2001); M.A. in Economics (Renmin University of China, 1995); B.S. in Economics and Management (Renmin University of China, 1992)
Her research focuses on Contract Theory, Mechanism Design, and Game Theory, with applications to Industrial Organization, Organizational Economics, and Public Economics. Her work explores dynamic risk-sharing, renegotiation-proof contracts, and monitoring strategies in repeated principal-agent models, contributing to understanding bilateral trade, incentive design, and self-enforcing contracts.
Her publications—spanning journals like Games and Economic Behavior and Journal of Economic Theory—highlight trends in two-sided moral hazard, private monitoring, and contract rigidity. She serves as a referee for top journals including the American Economic Review and Journal of Political Economy.
